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Baby Names from 1926

2,295,905 registered births | 1,110,504 boys | 1,185,401 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1926

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Robert
61,130 births
2 John
56,108 births
3 James
53,197 births
4 William
51,922 births
5 Charles
29,521 births
6 George
25,909 births
7 Richard
25,143 births
8 Joseph
23,756 births
9 Donald
20,912 births
10 Edward
19,375 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
67,833 births
2 Dorothy
36,618 births
3 Betty
32,964 births
4 Helen
26,885 births
5 Margaret
23,073 births
6 Ruth
20,225 births
7 Doris
16,295 births
8 Virginia
16,161 births
9 Mildred
13,548 births
10 Frances
13,355 births

Top Unisex Names of 1926

Willie
6,820 boys 3,817 girls
Marion
1,626 boys 5,353 girls
Francis
5,789 boys 652 girls
Jessie
1,481 boys 2,921 girls
Billie
1,155 boys 2,170 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1926

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Patsy
#250 → #198 (+52)

New to the Top 200 in 1926

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Tommy #192 Yvonne #192 Freddie #198 Patsy #198 Iris #199
1925 All Years 1927